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WORLD 19
Army December 8, 2011
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AFTER a successful two months
serving with the Australian-led
International Stabilisation Force
(ISF) in East Timor, 40 personnel
from 2RAR have returned home to
Townsville.
Platoon commander Lt Nicholas
Bye said the 2RAR platoon was in East
Timor providing relief manning for ISF
troops on mid-deployment leave.
"Our role was as a security detach-
ment and quick reaction force for the
ISF," he said.
"The chance to focus on delivering
the highest level of security support pos-
sible was a really positive experience,
particularly for the junior soldiers."
The 2RAR platoon members
returned home to Lavarack Barracks in
Townsville on November 10.
By Flt-Lt Sean Watson
SIGNAL information system
technicians serving with the
International Stabilisation Force
(ISF) in East Timor have passed on
important information technology
(IT) skills to East Timorese Army
(F-FDTL) recruits.
The training was conducted
under the Australian-led Defence
Cooperation Program (DCP) aimed
at professionalising and enhancing
the operational effectiveness of the
F-FDTL.
OC Lt Cody Goulding said the
course was designed to give students
a basic understanding of IT skills
and theory.
"Over a period of four weeks,
two of our ISF signalmen have been
attached to the F-FDTL providing
basic IT training to the recruits," he
said.
"This training provides the
recruits with core IT skills from
basic mouse functions right though
to simple networking skills."
For instructor Cpl Matt Ellis,
teaching the recruits gave him the
chance to broaden his own skills
and contribute towards the ongoing
development of the F-FDTL.
"It has been a real pleasure
instructing the F-FDTL students,"
he said.
"The training is important
because as the F-FDTL grows and
develops data communication net-
works they will need to have profes-
sionals to maintain the equipment
and fix any problems."
One such professional is F-FDTL
trainee 2nd Sergeant Lucia Araujo
De Jesus.
Sgt De Jesus chose to special-
ise in IT because it was an area she
believed the F-FDTL would need to
develop in the future.
"It is important that we can trans-
fer this training and knowledge to
others so that East Timor and the
F-FDTL can grow and work with
other forces in the future," she said.
The training finished at the end
of November.
Plugged in
ROCL platoon heads home
Wired: Cpl Matt Ellis instructs an East Timorese soldier on correct wiring procedures during the information
technology course at the Metinaro F-FDTL Barracks in East Timor.
Photo by Cpl Janine Fabre
Troops have a go
at annual mo grow
Flt-Lt Sean Watson
INTERNATIONAL
Stabilisation Force
(ISF) personnel in
East Timor have raised
more than $3000 in
support of Movember,
the annual campaign
to raise funds for and
awareness of men's
health issues.
Commanders relaxed
grooming regulations to
accommodate the mous-
tache-growing efforts
throughout November.
ISF RSM WO1
Jeoffery Cattana said he
was impressed with the level of support
the troops received.
"The heat and humidity of East Timor
is not ideal for such a challenge," he said.
"However, the troops stuck it out and
everyone has been very supportive."
Some were more supportive than
others however, with several partici-
pants confessing their partners were not
impressed, such as the ISF's DSTO liai-
son officer, Brice Mitchell.
"My wife has issued orders that the
mo must go," he said.
"I'm not allowed home, or to use
Skype video, until it's gone."
Mowed down: ISF members in East Timor proudly
display their Movember moustaches.
Photo by Cpl Janine Fabre